I’m just not sure what to think about this issue. As someone who has trained lay persons in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillator (AEDs), I understand the value of such programs.

Now, the California Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who pulled a co-worker from a car wrapped around a telephone pole is not immune from civil liability. Her co-worker is suing her for additional injuries that were possibly inflicted when she was pulled out of the vehicle that was leaking fluid and smoking.

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